Ramón Díaz

Ramón Díaz
Ramón Díaz.jpg
Personal information
Full nameRamón Ángel Díaz
Date of birth(1959-08-29) 29 August 1959 (age 54)
Place of birthLa Rioja, Argentina
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1981River Plate123(57)
1982–1983Napoli25(3)
1983–1986Avellino78(22)
1986–1988Fiorentina53(17)
1988–1989Internazionale33(12)
1989–1991Monaco60(24)
1991–1993River Plate52(27)
1993–1995Yokohama Marinos75(52)
Total499(215)
National team
1979Argentina U206(8)
1979–1982Argentina22(10)
Teams managed
1995–2000River Plate
2001–2002River Plate
2004–2005Oxford United
2007–2008San Lorenzo
2008–2009América
2010–2011San Lorenzo
2011–2012Independiente
2012–2014River Plate
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ramón Ángel Díaz (born 29 August 1959) is a former Argentine footballer. He played for Club Atlético River Plate and coached it for two tenures; he resigned on May 27, 2014, shortly after becoming champion. He is also known by the nickname of El Pelado ("Baldy").

Life and career

Díaz was born in La Rioja. He won the World Youth Cup in 1979 with the Argentina Under-20 team alongside Diego Maradona. He also played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and scored against Brazil in Argentina's 3–1 defeat. It had been rumoured that he and Maradona were involved in a feud which prevented Diaz from playing for Argentina in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups. However, this was denied by Maradona in his autobiography "El Diego", claiming that he had told the then-Argentina manager, Carlos Bilardo, that he wanted Diaz in both the 1986 and 1990 World Cup squads.[1]

Diaz played in River Plate's youth system under Norberto "El Pacha" Yacono, who recommended Diaz to his "Maquina" Teammate Angel Labruna who was coaching the senior side.

Díaz played as a forward. His opening game in the Argentine First Division was on 13 August 1978, a game where River Plate beat Colón de Santa Fe by 1–0. He scored his first goal on 30 August of that year, playing against Quilmes Atlético Club. His last game was on 13 March 1993.

Managerial career

Díaz served as the manager of River Plate between 1995 and 2003, in that time he guided the club to victory in the 1996 Copa Libertadores as well as collecting five league titles and the Supercopa Sudamericana.

Ramón Díaz served as manager of League Two English club Oxford United between 2004 and 2005, despite already having achieved considerable success in his native Argentina. At the time, Diaz told the media: "I like English football and I wanted to get first-hand experience of it...I'd seen plenty of it on television...It's also very interesting to work at this level, because it's completely different from football at the top." It was also claimed that neither Diaz nor any of his five backroom staff were being paid by Oxford United for their services.[2]

In 2007 he was appointed head coach of San Lorenzo, in the Argentine Primera. In his first season with the club he led them to the Clausura 2007 championship title, the club's first title in six years. In 2008, Diaz was confirmed as the new Club América coach. Although the club did not reveal specific details about Diaz' contract,[3] he was reportedly offered 1.5 million dollars per year including performance-related bonuses which could have taken his total earnings to 6 million dollars.[4] He was fired on 10 February 2009.

On 5 March 2012, Ramon Diaz quits Independiente, The 52-year-old coach has resigned from his position at the King of Cups, who have been struggling of late, and find themselves at the very bottom of the table. [5] Later that year he was appointed coach of River Plate for the third time.

Career statistics

Club

[6]

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ArgentinaLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
1978River PlatePrimera División145    145
19792212    2212
19804022    4022
19814718    4718
ItalyLeagueCoppa ItaliaLeague CupTotal
1982–83NapoliSerie A253    253
1983–84AvellinoSerie A247    247
1984–85275    275
1985–862710    2710
1986–87FiorentinaSerie A2910    2910
1987–88247    247
1988–89InternazionaleSerie A331271324315
FranceLeagueCoupe de FranceCoupe de la LigueTotal
1989–90MonacoDivision 12815    2815
1990–91329    329
ArgentinaLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
1991–92River PlatePrimera División3120    3120
1992–93217    217
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupJ. League CupTotal
1993Yokohama MarinosJ. League 1322831534032
1994372342314426
19956100-61
CountryArgentina1758417584
Italy1895418954
France60246024
Japan755273849059
Total4992147384514221

International

Argentina national team
YearAppsGoals
197911
198094
198141
198284
Total2210

Honours

Player

River Plate
  • Primera División Argentina (5): 1979 Metropolitano, 1979 Nacional, 1980 Metropolitano, 1981 Nacional, 1991 Apertura
Internazionale
Monaco
Argentina
  • FIFA World Youth Championship (1): 1979

Manager

River Plate
  • Primera División Argentina (6): 1996 Apertura, 1997 Clausura, 1997 Apertura, 1999 Apertura, 2002 Clausura, 2014 Final, 2013-14 Superfinal
  • Copa Libertadores (1): 1996
  • Supercopa Libertadores (1): 1997
San Lorenzo
  • Primera División Argentina (1): 2007 Clausura

Individual

  • FIFA World Youth Championship top scorer: 1979
  • Primera División Argentina topscorer: 1991 Apertura
  • J. League Top Scorer: 1993
  • J. League Best Eleven: 1993

References

External links

 
Ramón Díaz awards
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Copa Libertadores winning managers
1996
Succeeded by
Paulo Autuori
Primera División top scorers
  • 1931: Zozaya
  • 1932: Ferreyra
  • 1933: Varallo
  • 1934: Barrera
  • 1935: Cosso
  • 1936: Barrera
  • 1937: Erico
  • 1938: Erico
  • 1939: Erico
  • 1940: Benítez Cáceres / Lángara
  • 1941: Canteli
  • 1942: Martino
  • 1943: Arrieta / Labruna / Frutos
  • 1944: Mellone
  • 1945: Labruna
  • 1946: Boyé
  • 1947: Di Stéfano
  • 1948: Santos
  • 1949: Simes / Pizzuti
  • 1950: Papa
  • 1951: Vernazza
  • 1952: Ricagni
  • 1953: Pizzuti / Benavídez
  • 1954: Berni / Conde / Borello
  • 1955: Massei
  • 1956: Castro / Grillo
  • 1957: Roberto Zárate
  • 1958: Sanfilippo
  • 1959: Sanfilippo
  • 1960: Sanfilippo
  • 1961: Sanfilippo
  • 1962: Artime
  • 1963: Artime
  • 1964: Veira
  • 1965: Carone
  • 1966: Artime
  • Met 1967: Acosta
  • Nac 1967: Artime
  • Met 1968: Obberti
  • Nac 1968: Wehbe
  • Met 1969: Machado
  • Nac 1969: Fischer / Bulla
  • Met 1970: Más
  • Nac 1970: Bianchi
  • Met 1971: Bianchi
  • Nac 1971: Obberti / Luniz
  • Met 1972: Brindisi
  • Nac 1972: Morete
  • Met 1973: Más / Curioni / Peña
  • Nac 1973: Gómez Voglino
  • Met 1974: Morete
  • Nac 1974: Kempes
  • Met 1975: Scotta
  • Nac 1975: Scotta
  • Met 1976: Kempes
  • Nac 1976: Eresuma / Ludueña / Marchetti
  • Met 1977: Álvarez
  • Nac 1977: Letanú
  • Met 1978: Maradona / Andreucci
  • Nac 1978: Reinaldi
  • Met 1979: Maradona / Fortunato
  • Nac 1979: Maradona
  • Met 1980: Maradona
  • Nac 1980: Maradona
  • Met 1981: Chaparro
  • Nac 1981: Bianchi
  • Nac 1982: Juárez
  • Met 1982: Morete
  • Nac 1983: Husillos
  • Met 1983: Ramos
  • Nac 1984: Pasculli
  • Met 1984: Francescoli
  • Nac 1985: Comas
  • 1985–86: Francescoli
  • 1986–87: Palma
  • 1987–88: Rodríguez
  • 1988–89: Dertycia / Gorosito
  • 1989–90: Cozzoni
  • 1990–91: González
  • Ap 1991: Díaz
  • Cl 1992: Scotto / Latorre
  • Ap 1992: Acosta
  • Cl 1993: da Silva
  • Ap 1993: Martínez
  • Cl 1994: Espina / Crespo
  • Ap 1994: Francescoli
  • Cl 1995: Flores
  • Ap 1995: Calderón
  • Cl 1996: López
  • Ap 1996: Reggi
  • Cl 1997: Martínez
  • Ap 1997: da Silva
  • Cl 1998: Sosa
  • Ap 1998: Palermo
  • Cl 1999: Calderón
  • Ap 1999: Saviola
  • Cl 2000: Fuertes
  • Ap 2000: Ángel
  • Cl 2001: Romeo
  • Ap 2001: Cardetti
  • Cl 2002: Cavenaghi
  • Ap 2002: Silvera
  • Cl 2003: Figueroa
  • Ap 2003: Farías
  • Cl 2004: Rolando Zárate
  • Ap 2004: López
  • Cl 2005: Pavone
  • Ap 2005: Cámpora
  • Cl 2006: Vargas
  • Ap 2006: M. Zárate / Palacio
  • Cl 2007: Palermo
  • Ap 2007: Denis
  • Cl 2008: Cvitanich
  • Ap 2008: Sand
  • Cl 2009: Sand
  • Ap 2009: Silva
  • Cl 2010: Boselli
  • Ap 2010: Stracqualursi / Silva
  • Cl 2011: Cámpora / Gutiérrez
  • Ap 2011: Ramírez
  • Cl 2012: Luna
  • In 2012: Ferreyra / Scocco
  • Fi 2013: Gigliotti / Scocco
  • In 2013: Pereyra
  • Fi 2014: M. Zárate
J. League Division 1 top scorers
1993 J-League Team of the Year
FIFA U-20 World Cup awards
Golden Ball
Golden Shoe
Golden Glove
  • 2009: Alvarado
  • 2011: Mika
  • 2013: de Amores
 
Ramón Díaz managerial positions
  • Caamaño (1931–33)
  • Hircshl (1934–39)
  • Platko (1940)
  • Cesarini (1940–44)
  • Peucelle (1945–46)
  • Minella (1947–59)
  • Galán (1960)
  • Hircshl (1961)
  • Rossi (1961–62)
  • Minella (1962–63)
  • Labruna (caretaker) (1963)
  • Fernández Viola (1963)
  • Cesarini (1964–65)
  • Peucelle (1966)
  • Lorenzo (1967)
  • D'Amico (1967)
  • Labruna (1968–70)
  • Didi (1970–71)
  • Urriolabeitía (1972)
  • Delém (1973)
  • Rossi (1974)
  • Labruna (1975–81)
  • Di Stéfano (1981–82)
  • Varacka (1983)
  • Pando (caretaker) (1983)
  • Cubilla (1984)
  • Veira (1984–87)
  • Arean (caretaker) (1987)
  • Griguol (1987–88)
  • Menotti (1988–89)
  • Merlo (1989–90)
  • Passarella (1990–94)
  • Gallego (1994–95)
  • Babington (1995)
  • Díaz (1995–2000)
  • Gallego (2000–01)
  • Díaz (2001–02)
  • Pellegrini (2002–03)
  • Astrada (2004–05)
  • Merlo (2005)
  • Passarella (2006–07)
  • Gordillo (caretaker) (2007)
  • Simeone (2008)
  • Gabriel Rodríguez (caretaker) (2008)
  • Gorosito (2009)
  • Astrada (2009–10)
  • Cappa (2010)
  • López (2010–2011)
  • Almeyda (2011–2012)
  • Zapata (caretaker) (2012)
  • Díaz (2012–14)
  • Gallardo (2014–)
Oxford United F.C.managers
  • Thompson (1949–58)
  • Selection committee (1958–59)
  • Turner (1959–69)
  • Saunders (1969)
  • Summers (1969–75)
  • Brown (1975–79)
  • Asprey (1979–80)
  • Greaves (1980–82)
  • Barry (1982)
  • J. Smith (1982–85)
  • Evans (1985–88)
  • Lawrenson (1988)
  • Horton (1988–93)
  • Evans (1993)
  • D. Smith (1993–97)
  • Crosby (1997–98)
  • Shotton (1998–99)
  • Lewis (1999–2000)
  • D. Smith (2000)
  • Ford (2000)
  • Kemp (2000–01)
  • Ford (2001)
  • Wright (2001)
  • Atkins (2001–04)
  • Rix (2004)
  • Patterson (2004)
  • Díaz (2004–05)
  • Talbot (2005–06)
  • Patterson (2006)
  • J. Smith (2006–07)
  • Patterson (2007–08)
  • J. Smith (2008)
  • Wilder (2008–14)
  • Waddock (2014)
  • Appleton (2014–)
San Lorenzo de Almagromanagers
  • Malvassi (1931–32)
  • Marinetti (1933)
  • Giuliano (1933–34)
  • Malvassi (1935)
  • Fossa (1936)
  • Malvassi (1937)
  • Garay (1938)
  • Celli (1939)
  • Giuliano (1939)
  • Stábile (1939–40)
  • Giuliano (1940)
  • Tarrio (1940)
  • Hirschl (1941)
  • García (1942–43)
  • Orth (1944)
  • García (1945–46)
  • Omar (1946–47)
  • Corsetti (1947)
  • Giuliano (1948)
  • Cuesta Silva (1949–50)
  • Fossa (1951)
  • Corsetti (1952)
  • Pérez (1953)
  • Pontoni (1954)
  • Pérez (1954)
  • Giuliano (1954)
  • Peucelle (1954)
  • G. Díaz (1954)
  • Lángara (1955)
  • Pontoni (1955)
  • Fernández Roca (1956)
  • Giuliano (1956)
  • Barreiro (1957–60)
  • Doval (1961)
  • Lorenzo (1961–62)
  • Ramos (1962)
  • Pontoni (1962)
  • Amándola (1963)
  • Mogilevsky (1963)
  • Barreiro (1963–64)
  • Palma (1965)
  • Resquin (1965)
  • Lorenzo (1965)
  • García (1966)
  • Barreiro (1966–67)
  • García (1967)
  • Tim (1967–68)
  • Giudice (1969)
  • García (1969)
  • Dellacha (1969–70)
  • Domínguez (1971)
  • Prieto (1972)
  • Ignominiello (1972)
  • Lorenzo (1972–73)
  • Castelli (1973)
  • Carniglia (1973)
  • Diez (1973)
  • Zubeldía (1974)
  • Bettinotti (1974)
  • Zubeldia (1975)
  • Bettinotti (1975)
  • Scarone (1975)
  • Rendo (1975–76)
  • Montes (1976)
  • D'Acorso (1976)
  • Domínguez (1977)
  • Calics (1977)
  • Resquin (1977–78)
  • Pedernera (1978)
  • Romero (1978)
  • Bilardo (1979)
  • Delem (1980)
  • Faraone (1980)
  • Veira (1980)
  • Cocco (1981)
  • Roman (1981)
  • Lorenzo (1981–82)
  • Yudica (1982)
  • Veira (1983–84)
  • Rogel (1984)
  • López (1985)
  • Caballero (1985)
  • Lorenzo (1985)
  • Magliolo (1985)
  • Veiga (1985–86)
  • Cousillas (1986)
  • Carotti (1986–87)
  • Milutinović (1987)
  • Veira (1987–89)
  • Paolino (1989)
  • Quiroga (1989)
  • Saporiti (1989–90)
  • Rezza (1990–91)
  • Arean (1991–92)
  • Carotti (1992)
  • Calabri (1992)
  • Castelli (1992)
  • Veira (1992–96)
  • Mariani (1996)
  • Aimar (1996)
  • Castelli (1997–98)
  • Basile (1998)
  • Díaz (1998)
  • Ruggeri (1998–2001)
  • Doria (2001)
  • Pellegrini (2001–02)
  • Insúa (2002–03)
  • Gorosito (2003–04)
  • Rodríguez (2004)
  • Veira (2004–05)
  • Rodríguez (2005)
  • Alfaro (2005–06)
  • Ruggeri (2006)
  • Díaz (2007–08)
  • Batista (2008)
  • Russo (2008–09)
  • Simeone (2009–10)
  • Méndez (2010)
  • Díaz (2010–11)
  • Asad (2011)
  • Madelón (2011–12)
  • Caruso Lombardi (2012)
  • Pizzi (2012–13)
  • Bauza (2014–)
Club Américamanagers
  • Garza Gutiérez & Cenoz (1917–19)
  • Garza Gutiérrez (1920–26)
  • Clifford (1926–29)
  • Garza Gutiérrez (1929–31)
  • Salvador Briseño (1931–33)
  • Garza Gutiérrez (1933–35)
  • Sota & Pradillo (1935)
  • Garza Gutiérrez (1935–36)
  • Pedro Barra (1936–37)
  • Garza Gutiérrez (1937–42)
  • Regueiro (1942–46)
  • Garza Gutiérrez (1946–49)
  • Vial (1949–50)
  • Alfredo Sánchez (1950)
  • Orth (1950–51)
  • Borbolla (1951–52)
  • Alonso (1952)
  • Vial (1952–55)
  • Iacono (1955–56)
  • M. Gutiérrez (1956–57)
  • F. Gutiérrez (1957)
  • Rubio (1957)
  • Marcos (1958–61)
  • Trelles (1961–64)
  • Moncebáez(c) (1962)
  • Scopelli (1964–65)
  • Moncebáez(c) (1965)
  • Scarone (1965–66)
  • Papadoupolos (1966–67)
  • Prieto(c) (1967)
  • Nájera (1967)
  • Barinaga (1968)
  • Ormeño (1968–70)
  • Scopelli (1970)
  • Grill (1970–71)
  • Roca (1971–75)
  • Hernández(c) (1975)
  • Cárdenas (1975–78)
  • Scopelli (1978–79)
  • Roca (1979–81)
  • Reinoso (1981–84)
  • Pérez(c) (1985)
  • López (1985–87)
  • Rodríguez (1987–88)
  • R. Rodríguez(c) (1987)
  • Vieira (1988–90)
  • Šekularac (1990–91)
  • R. Rodríguez(c) (1991)
  • Miloc (1991)
  • R. Rodríguez(c) (1991)
  • Falcão (1991–1992)
  • López (1992–94)
  • Beenhakker (1994–95)
  • Ferrara(c) (1995)
  • Jozić (1995)
  • Bielsa (1995–96)
  • Castelli(c) (1996)
  • La Volpe (1996)
  • de los Cobos (1996)
  • Solari (1996–97)
  • Farfán(c) (1997)
  • Reinoso (1998)
  • Kiesse (1999)
  • Aldrete (1999)
  • A. Tena (1999–2000)
  • Farfán(c) (2000)
  • Basile (2000–01)
  • Lapuente (2001–02)
  • Carrillo(c) (2002)
  • Lapuente (2002–03)
  • Beenhakker (2003–04)
  • Ruggeri (2004)
  • Carrillo (2004–05)
  • Aguado (2006)
  • Lapuente (2006)
  • L. F. Tena (2006–07)
  • Brailovsky (2007–2008)
  • Romano (2008)
  • Luna(c) (2008)
  • R. Díaz (2008–2009)
  • Ramírez (2009–2010)
  • Lapuente (2010–2011)
  • Reinoso (2011)
  • A. Tena (2011)
  • Herrera (2012–13)
  • Mohamed (2014–)

(c) = Caretaker

  • Garay (1936)
  • Brandão (1961–63)
  • Giudice (1963–66)
  • Brandão (1967)
  • Dellacha (1970–72)
  • Maschio (1972–73)
  • Ferreiro (1973–74)
  • Dellacha (1975)
  • Pastoriza (1976–79)
  • Santoro (1980)
  • López (1981)
  • Veiga (1982)
  • Pastoriza (1983–87)
  • Solari (1987–89)
  • Pastoriza (1990–91)
  • Fren & Bochini (1991)
  • Veiga (1992)
  • Marchetta (1992–93)
  • Brindisi (1993–95)
  • Pavoni (1995)
  • López (1995–96)
  • Pérez (1996)
  • Menotti (1996)
  • Gareca (1997)
  • Menotti (1997–99)
  • Trossero (1999–2000)
  • Piazza (2000–01)
  • Santoro (2001)
  • Trossero (2001)
  • Clausen (2001–02)
  • Gallego (2002–03)
  • Santoro (2003)
  • Ruggeri (2003)
  • Sosa (2003)
  • Pastoriza (2004)
  • Bertoni (2004)
  • Monzón (2004)
  • Menotti (2004–05)
  • Santoro (2005)
  • Falcioni (2005–06)
  • Burruchaga (2006–07)
  • Santoro (2007)
  • Troglio (2007–08)
  • Santoro (2008)
  • Borghi (2008)
  • Santoro (2008–09)
  • Gallego (2009–2010)
  • Garnero (2010)
  • Pavoni &  (2010)
  • Mohamed (2010–2011)
  • R. Díaz (2011–2012)
  • C. Díaz (2012)
  • Gallego (2012–2013)
  • Brindisi (2013)
  • De Felippe (2013–)
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